Wheeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!!!!!!!!!!

[Marriard]

Not the best of my images of whales breaching from South Africa, but special because it was the first one....

There is NOTHING like seeing a 50 ton, 45 foot long whale hurl itself out of the water only a few metres away....

I'll post more later....

Enjoy,
M

 

[Mike Veitch]

you go to the sardine run?

bashterd.... nice shot!

 

[Jamdiver]

WOW!! :11::11:

Now that's a shot and I can't even imagine what it was like seeing this with your own eyes.

 

[RichKirby]

Great photo. I watched a Jean-Michel Cousteau special on whales yesterday that was very interesting. They are so awesome.

 

[Mike Veitch]

WOW!! :11::11:

Now that's a shot and I can't even imagine what it was like seeing this with your own eyes.

wet i would imagine....

 

[Marriard]

wet i would imagine....

Actually we spent a great deal of time saying things like 'not there, not there' when they came too close to the boat. A full breach anything less than 30' away stood a good chance of capsizing the boat. These images were taken with a 70-200mm VR lens so ideally we wanted out breaches over 90' away....

We got quite a few spyhops right next to the boat and quite a few times we managed to get covered in 'whale snot' - i.e. the whale basically spouted right upwind from us. That was nasty.

M

 

[PapaBob]

Man.....wish I was there. Your pic is the next best thing.

---Bob

 

[Jason Ooi]

Nice photo

 

[Matt P]

holy crow - that must have been amazing to see

 

[Cacia]

very cool...

love whales....what type is it? very pointed face